Ironworkers bolt the steel structure of the new Bloomingdale's while in the background, the old Emporium dome is suspended on steel girders.
Construction of Bloomingdale's, part of the expanded Westfield San Francisco Centre continues as the last part of the old Emporium building is set to be demolished. The brick facade (facing Market Street) and the 100 foot wide historic dome will be all that remains of the old Emporium as the new store is built beneath and around them. The new 1.5 million square-foot, $410 million project will feature a mix of 200 specialty stores, dining establishments, an international gourmet marketplace, office space and a nine screen auditorium complex. The project is scheduled to open in 2006
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Ironworkers bolt the steel structure of the new Bloomingdale's while in the background, the old Emporium dome is suspended on steel girders.
Construction of Bloomingdale's, part of the expanded Westfield San ... more

Photo: Michael Maloney

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Steel girders support the brick facade of the old Emporium facing Market Street (across the street from the James C. Flood Building, seen in upper left). The facade will remain as will the historic dome.
Construction of Bloomingdale's, part of the expanded Westfield San Francisco Centre continues as the last part of the old Emporium building is set to be demolished. The brick facade (facing Market Street) and the 100 foot wide historic dome will be all that remains of the old Emporium as the new store is built beneath and around them. The new 1.5 million square-foot, $410 million project will feature a mix of 200 specialty stores, dining establishments, an international gourmet marketplace, office space and a nine screen auditorium complex. The project is scheduled to open in 2006
Photo by Michael Maloney / San Francisco Chronicle less

Steel girders support the brick facade of the old Emporium facing Market Street (across the street from the James C. Flood Building, seen in upper left). The facade will remain as will the historic dome. ... more

Photo: Michael Maloney

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The historic Emporium dome is reflected in ironworker Kip Lee's sunglasses. Lee, from Stockton was taking a break on the Bloomingdale's project.
Construction of Bloomingdale's, part of the expanded Westfield San Francisco Centre continues as the last part of the old Emporium building is set to be demolished. The brick facade (facing Market Street) and the 100 foot wide historic dome will be all that remains of the old Emporium as the new store is built beneath and around them. The new 1.5 million square-foot, $410 million project will feature a mix of 200 specialty stores, dining establishments, an international gourmet marketplace, office space and a nine screen auditorium complex. The project is scheduled to open in 2006
Photo by Michael Maloney / San Francisco Chronicle less

The historic Emporium dome is reflected in ironworker Kip Lee's sunglasses. Lee, from Stockton was taking a break on the Bloomingdale's project.
Construction of Bloomingdale's, part of the expanded Westfield ... more

Photo: Michael Maloney

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Ironworkers bolt pieces of the steel structure of the new Bloomingdale's department store in place Monday, above, while in the background the dome of the old Emporium store is suspended on girders above the construction site between Market and Mission streets next to the San Francisco Centre. The 500,000-pound dome and the Emporium's brick facade, below left, will be incorporated into the new retail center, set to open in fall 2006, which will contain 200 stores and restaurants, a nine-screen cinema and 235,000 square feet of office space. Below right, the historic dome is reflected in the sunglasses of Stockton ironworker Kip Lee.